Elluminate Live

1) Describe the distance ed tool Elluminate Live.
Elluminate Live is a collaborative tool that allows people from different places to communicate through voice and chat and also to present powerpoints, pictures, and share what they are doing on their computers through a "whiteboard".

2) Explain the activity regarding listening and interacting w/ guest speakers world-wide.

We had two guest speakers, one from Spokane, WA and one from Dubai. Both of them are former residents of Saipan and teachers at NMC and Hopwood. They talked to us about how they incorporate technology in their classrooms. Bree Reynolds from Spokane is working with highschool science students and she uses blogs and PDAs for her students to record data from their experiments. Mary Ann Campo talked about her students in her teacher preparation program using their cellphones. She also shared about using Twitter which is like micro-blogging.

3) What were the pros and cons of Elluminate?
I like the fact that we can communicate with anyone anywhere in the world and that we can also see their computer screen and view their presentations. The cost of Elluminate is really staggering. But it's a good thing we have a grant for it thanks to Mary Ann.

4) How might you see yourself using that in the classroom?
I think Elluminate Live would work really well for highschool and college students, maybe even some mature jr. highers. But for the lower grades, I don't think students have enough patience to just sit and listen. So I probably wouldn't use it with elementary students. However, it would be a great tools for teachers to collaborate on projects, lesson plans, etc.

5) Comments
I had a great time using Elluminate, even though my microphone wasn't working right. I really enjoyed listening to Bree and Mary Ann's talk. They provided alot of helpful resources that I have bookmarked and will take a look at.